petticoat
n. 衬裙, 裙子
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A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet.
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A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown.
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A fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt.
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A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively.
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A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.
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A woman.
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A bell-mouthed piece over the exhaust nozzles in the smokebox of a locomotive, strengthening and equalising the draught through the boiler-tubes.
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To dress in a petticoat.
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Feminine; female; involving a woman.
过时petticoat influence
a petticoat affair
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From Middle English petticote, petycote, peticote, petite cote, equivalent to petty + coat.
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